Monday Week 1
Silver Star
Your inside arm will always start on the barre
Both arms coming down to bras bas when you finish
Use of head:
Devant: Look to the corner
Derriere: Look underneath
Second: Look to the front
1.Warm up
Stretch the leg fully when coming back to first
Weight placement incorrect on supporting leg, transfer onto the ball of the foot because toes were lifting
Slightly too far away from the barre
Lifting core, don’t stick the ribs out
Knees staying far back when you plié
When your foot comes to the back don't bend it, fully straighten it
Look over front leg, look to the barre, look over supporting leg
2.Plies
Make sure you turn the head and not just the eyes
Coordination of the arm and leg need to be together
Fourth Grand Plié hips do not twist stay together
Heel needs to go forward in fourth position
I need to see the Demi Plié when coming up from Grand Plié
Left shoulder needs to come back on the other side
Shoulder needs to come back when coming to first
Don’t lift shoulder when you breathe for your preparation
Back hip needs to go forward in fourth position
Front foot moves to come down from the fifth
Smooth out the plies
3. Battement Tendu and Battement Glisse
Use of head to be used
4.Rond de Jambe a terre and assemble soutenu
Make sure hip does not lift and no twisting
Core staying secure
Pull back with the toe when coming from Devant
Follow the hand when coming down at the end
Ronde jambe on count 1 so need to go a bit faster
Make sure you look to the corner when you extend the leg to start the reverse
4.Rond de Jambe and assemble soutenu
Make sure hips are facing the front
When foot extends at the front rotate the foot fully
Knee comes back in retire positions
5. Battement Frappe
Knee going back when pulling in
Hold out and in fast for frappe
Articulate the foot for the doubles
Cross your feet in fifth
6. Battement fondu and preparation for Rond de Jambe
Transfer the weight when leg goes to second
Left hip pulling back when you do a tendu on the first side
Slow down on the stretch at the start
Tailbone down
Keep the leg in second slightly in front not behind
Lift up on the side of your core when the leg is out to second
Timing on the left side
7. Echappe Glisse
Too far out from the barre when in retire
Arms in first position when when echappe to the front head to corner
Arms in second when echappe to second head to the front
Arms in first when echappe to the back head to the barre
Don’t be too far away from the barre when you turn to face the barre
Timing, (hold echappe and)
8. Developpe and attitude
Hold slightly longer when you your leg is extended (use all of the music)
Retire on count one
Don't tuck hips under, tailbone down to ground
Transfer weight to supporting leg in second
Lower with straight legs
Make sure you turn out your back leg when you face the barre to do attitude
Little more artistry in the arms
Arm lowers down to bras bas before you start other side (coordination with arm and leg)
Make sure your second arm is not too high
Arm and leg close together
9. Grand Battement
Use of head
Toe back
Lift the elbow
Assemble soutenu when you turn around to do other side Bend the supporting leg not on straight legs
We will just need to go over the exercise, there's a pause right after Devant
10. Port de Bras
-Starts facing the corner
-Toes going back
-Slowly come in at the end
-Remember to start further back
-Follow the hands
-Look out to the front when arms come in front of you on the first side
11.Battement Tendu
Devant, head looks out
Derriere, head looks out
In second your head looks to the supporting leg when your leg gos back and when it comes forward you look to the working leg
11.Battement tendu
tendu Devant look over front leg and to the corner
Tendu derriere look underneath
When you tendu to second going to the back look over supporting leg when foot comes to the front from second look to the leg
12. Arabesque
Start in the middle at the back
Walk and walk and walk bras bas
When you walk push the hips forward heel coming forward
Keep your working leg fully turned out when it lifts and lowers
13.Pose and assemble soutenu
Hips to corner and arms to corner
Soutenu face the diagonal, pose facing the corner so leg does go to the back
Chasse with heels on the ground colourful curtains
I’ll stop the music and then play it for the other side
Assemble soutenu arms come up straight away
Get the leg up faster and hold
Roll through the foot at the end
Assemble soutenu is the same as grand battement, step onto a fondu not a pose
14. Pirouette A
Don’t look at the examiner
Remember almost all of your weight on the front foot
15. Pirouette B
Arms go to first then open as you do the lunge to third
Shoulder down when arms come to 4th
16. Pas de bourrée
17. Pas De valse and chaines
Remember introduction arms go to first second third, leg goes from right foot 5th position to second and around
Arm and leg together when doing the next side
Heels together when doing chaines
18. Echappe Saute
More Fifths in echappe Saute squeeze those legs together
Mcdonalds M
19.Glissades and Assemble
Glissade close stronger and quicker,
More jump in the glissades
Get to fifth
Get the feet both pointed at the same time in the glissades
20.Pas de Basque
When going to the front leg goes to front then side
When going to the back leg tendu derriere then to the side
Close in fifth in derriere
21.Sissone
Push your hips forward when you land
22.Temps Leve and Grande Jete En Avant
Opposite arm to leg in Grand Jete
Arms are in second for the gallop
Arms first open to second for preparation
22.Dance:
Heel down when she goes to fourth
Hips square in the fourth position
Pas de chat fifth position
Lengthen both arms
Turn out back leg in
Front foot in releve fifth
Back heel in all chasse
Turn out front foot in pas de Basque
Pas de Basque
Front foot in sissone
Close and bend when leg comes in before sissones
Work on glissades
Sissone make sure your hips face the corner
Lift up the leg when you land from the last sissone
Echappes were out of time (very slow) (hold hold AND hold hold AND)
Difference between the first jump and second jump
Power forwards in the temps Leve and the petit jump you will be able to get in the air for the Grand Jete
Make sure you go to the corner before the ending part
Feet from fifth lift up the leg slightly then run
Ballet Test 3
Barre:
1.Positions of the feet
T- Hands too close together on barre (as wide as your face)
I- Eyes up, make sure you close to third, heels coming off the ground when you plie make sure you don’t shuffle your feet when you, rise up, after second remember to go to third position, don't have your hands to far around the barre
Make sure to stretch both knees
When you tendu Devant your heel needs to be in line with your other heel (try not to cross your foot over too much at the front)
Remember to listen to the music and count
2. Demi Plies
T-Widen second position, Listening to the music as it tells you what to do
I-Widen second position, Listening to the music as it tells you what to do
Heels on the floor when you demi plie
Keep your chin lifted
3.Battement Tendu
T- Back tendu needs to go out slower, hips twisting make sure the face the front, little toe leading back when tendu Devant
I- Back tendu needs to go out slower, little toe leading back when tendu Devant, Ankle bone goes down to the ground at the back
Make sure to stretch knees when coming back to your third position
Going back 2 counts and 2 counts coming in
Head goes to the right (looking over the front foot) when you tendu to the front and when you close to first LEAVE YOUR HEAD, when you tendu to second your head is facing directly to the front, when your leg goes to the back you're looking over the supporting leg
4. Exercise for Demi Pointe
Both Girls:Straight knees when in first
Ankle bone over big toe
Head goes to the right when your right foot goes to demi pointe, then back to the front, head goes to the left when left foot goes to demi pointe
5. Preparation for Petit Jete
Both Girls: Foot attached to leg every time (ankle bone) Knees need to be pulled back, make sure to never look at your foot and keep your heads up, Tailbone pointing to the ground, rising up make sure you have straight legs, Think about freeze, freeze, freeze and then first
I- Make sure you go to the front first with your foot, Make sure you don’t lift your leg to high, make sure your hips don't go to the back when your leg lifts
T- Try keep your chin lifted at all times
6. Preparation for Polka
Both Girls: Go to the back of the barre in line with the black things on the barre
Once finished go to the mirror and wait
Lift your arm in second, make sure you’re not dropping the arm
Thumb on top of the Barre
Try to point your foot your feet when you come from fifth before you extend the other leg
Remember to look at the teddy bears when doing this exercise not the examiner
When you finish the exercise remember to say thank you (in your head) just so we don't rush over to the mirror
I-Try not to be too close to the barre,
T-try not to go to fast, 1,2,3 then swish on count 4,
Centre:
7.Port de Bras
They’ll be asked questions about positions of their arms.
No breathe/no preparation
I- Don’t cross your arms in third, Don’t arch your back especially in 5th (no green bananas) don’t take your arms to high when bringing them down, Make sure gateway position is in line with your belly button, make sure knees are beside each other not one behind the other
T- Make sure to smile and don’t have your arms to close to your ears,
Make sure you don’t hold your hands when your waiting
Make sure you both go through gateway position before you get to your arm position
Make sure your arms are not to high in second position
ARMS IN LINE WITH BELLY BUTTON
From second your arm comes down the hill in third and then back up the hill
8. Battement Tendu and Spring Pointes
5,6, breathe, first to Demi bras
Six spring pointes
T- extend arms in Demi bras don’t curve them, Wider demi bras your arms are too close together
I-Make sure knees do not touch when you do spring pointes, Make sure you do the left side aswell
Tendu keeping the leg STRAIGHT do not bend the leg
9.Deportment walking
-Turn towards the pink curtain then turn to face the back and run to the back, then once you get to the back turn towards the barre (finish off the turn) Tippy toe turn
-Make sure you turn to the curtain once you have finished your walking
-From demi bras your arms need to go to bra bras then to first position
-First position when you do a tippy toe turn
-You need to swish through first position
Turn 1,2,3,4 run away 5,6,7,8
10.Sautes
-Arms are in bra bras
-Bend on count 8
-Feet need to be pointed in the air
T- Make sure your heels are facing forward in second, Make sure you get all the way to the front not the corner
I- Don't move your arms when your jumping , heels down when you land from the jump, Make sure you go straight to the side not the corner when you sauté jump
11.Gallops
I- You're further away from the barre, you're in the middle of the red poster
T- You're closest to the barre, you're in the middle of the black poster
-Make sure you don’t move forward when you do your gallops, go in a straight line keep looking at the posters not the barre
-don’t forget your preparation-arms to first then to demi bras
- We need to see a house position when you plie in second
Hips need to face the front and eyes need to face the front
More pointed toes in the step
12. Temps lève
-Don't forget to prepare, arms in first to demi bras
-We need to see a balance (HOLD HOLD) say to yourself in your heads hold, hold
-Your toe needs to be in line with your belly button
-We need to see first position before hop or balance
-Pointe second foot before the swish DO NOT DRAG THE LEG WE NEED TO SEE A POINTE FIRST
Goldilocks Dance
Tessa- in line with the two posters and out from the barre
Isobel- Away from the barre and make sure you use your right leg first
After you have finished your dance close feet back to first and wait for to say go back to the middle
Reverence
Only two curtsy’s and they are very slow
Our thank you
Don’t curtsy too early
Don't come too close to the examiner before you eat
Mime:
Beautiful lady: Make sure your hand does not go on your face otherwise you will ruin your makeup
Handsome Man: Only pull your hand down once and to your crease in your leotard
You and I should dance: Only do the circles with your hands 3 times
Engaged or Married: Make sure your left hand is out
Death: Both arms come around
Jazz Bronze Medal
1.Cardio
Jump onto the right leg first
Make sure your hands are staying on your hips
Grapevine arms swing down and up make sure there’s a stop otherwise it looks like a star jump
Strong punches on the way out and in
Make sure your toes are like train tracks in second
Grapevine make sure leg goes behind
2.Side and flat back stretch
Flat back goes to the corner not the side
Flat back the back hand goes at the back palm facing up and your making an S
When you go down your hand goes onto your back
Nose on knee please
When you come to the middle pull yourself in tuck the chin so you’re creating a long line at the back
3.Hamstring and hip flexor
4. Leg extension
One hand on top of the other
3 hips circles around, up, in
Fists in between feet to measure your distance
Point bottom foot
5.Ribcage Isolations
Belly button still, hips still just the ribs moving
6.Hips Isolation
Make sure knees are slightly bent
Hip to back corner and the around
Robot hips
7. Single retire turns
Koala with the ankle (ankle bone needs to be attached to the leg
Grace and Emily Right side and Left
And then Gracie Right side and Left
Speed it up
8.Chasse turns
Remember Preparation
Toes like train tracks
Toes and ankle bones together
Grace remember when you start you point your foot at the front not the side
Spot your head
Gracie make sure you slide your footling the ground don’t lift it up
Kick combination
Swish on the bottom of the foot
Karate chop turn
Warm up jump
hungry hippos
Pencil jumps straight up
Little spot jump
After tuck jump land with your arms up
Puddle jump
Retire Jump Turns
Practice your walk walk hop
Ballet Bronze Star
1.Warmup
B: High demi pointe
G: Missing demi pointe on the way down, make sure to smile
Fully pointed heel needs to go higher at the start
2.Plies
B. Heels stay on the ground in grand plie
G. Put hands in between barre for the balance with arms in first
Wider second
3 counts down 3 counts up for plies
Lift elbows in bras bra
Take the hands with you for transfer weight
Toe chasse in second
3.Battement tendu and glisse
B. No floppy elbow, make sure your shoulder doesn’t go forward when you go
G. Make sure you start in 3rd pointe feet fully push the heel
Make sure the hips are staying still
When you finish lift arms slightly and then down
4.Demi assemble soutenu
B. No zombie hands, make sure leg goes to second
G.
Arm comes into first when releve
Bend 7 stretch 8
Smoother when going to the front to the side
5. Assemble
Do not travel try to do assemble in the air
Jump off one foot then land with two feet
Point 1,2 bend 3,4 point 5,6 close 7,8
Toe chasse
Bigger bend
6. Prep for retire positions
B. Lift up when retires
G.
Move the back foot when lowering from fifth
Remember to come to fifth
Lift the leg up the leg on the leg
Work on derriere
Make sure knee is going back
Chewing gum toe
Point the second face the leg when you come to second plie face the front and then transfer and look over the other leg
7.Grand Battement
Make sure you go to third and START IN THIRD
Stretch back leg in derriere
Trying to aim higher instead of 45 degrees
From pointe show me the grand battement (Kick the leg)
Make sure your leg derrière is right behind you
Keep hip over toe in second on supporting leg
9.Port de bras
She will ask you your questions before port de bras
Make sure you know the answer exactly how it is in the book
Try to do your port de bras without any stops
Lift your chins when you are using heads
Look up and out in fifth
Don't put your arms to close to your body when arms come to bras bra (remember prickles)
Dont rush the breathe at the start
G. Try not to twist ribs
B. Don't be like a robot keep it smooth
10. Battement tendu
Remember toast in the toaster slice the leg in
Dont point back foot to corner pull it forward in second
No head when going backwards for now
Start with coupes tomorrow
Move your head when the leg moves
Bring your head back to the front
Lift up your elbows in second
Working leg needs to be nice and turned out when we close
Your leg is going to second so your arm is going to second
12.Coupes
Arms are in bras bas when in fifth then open out to demi bras
Leg comes to coupe when you come down on fondu
Head is looking over the pointed foot that is coming in
1,2,3 counts when closing the leg at the end
Briar make sure to the side you bend both knees
13. Pas de chaval
Hips and shoulders facing the front
First then out for preparation
Top of the ankle bone and out
Close on straight legs to third
Demi toe(chewing gum toe)
Close up out
Just the wrist moving (very little)
Both arms at the same level
14. Poses
Holding derriere longer then swish through
Rainbow ducks Little arm at the end then run
Briar you run to the barre
Genevieve you run to the mirror (at the very end)
15.Promenade
Preparation first to demi bras
Arms are crossed over for the turn
Remember to point to finish the exercise then run
16.Glissades
Two times through
BEND KNEES
Plie then straighten before you run away
Briar: Develope through not a swish with the leg, point directly to the corner
Genevieve: Don't drag foot across the ground in the develope
16. Changement
G. Make sure to land in 3rd and hold your arms in bras bas
Jetes
Up in the air on the count
Dance enchainment
The ending has changed
Dance
Walk walk run
2
wrong foot in the spring pointes
Nat Char Bronze Cross
1.Demi plies and heels digs
Pointe your feet when you do your heel dig
Slide hand down skirt to prepare
Thumb is in a fist
Elbow rounded like a rainbow
2. Tendus
In first position
Don't turn around for tendus keep repeating
Pull the heel in
Slide feet along the ground like your painting with your foot don’t lift it
3. Retires
Need to roll through the foot when you come from retire don't stamp
Make sure I see a pointed foot when you lift the heel before you turn to face the other side
Slide up the front of the leg not the side
Drawing the front to the back
Step turn on the heel not the toe
Remember to start in third
We want to hear the tap
Bounce the foot slightly higher
4.Russian sailor step
Toes don’t leave the floor when doing sailor step (like you're wearing pointe shoes)
And lift head
5. Prep for dal step
Extra count at end point then close from attitude
45 degrees with leg in attitude
Posture hips lifted and core held
Make sure you come to first connect the heel not third position
6.Grand Battement
Remember the turn around
45 degrees
Heel lifts up then pop it down
Slide the foot across the ground
Step with the pointed toe not slide across the ground (so I want to see second position facing the barre then turn around)
7.Port De bras
Head goes the the right on the right side and left on left side
Drop the apron from the waist down
9. Prep for turns
Ankle bones together
Jump onto your highest demi pointe
Sharp hands and fingers
Hands go on the hips in between claps
10.Spring Pointes hungry hippos
Lift ankle bone as high as you can when you do your spring pointes
And toes try to touch the ground when doing heels
11.Slow Russian Promenade
12. Heel walks
Heel flicks and you bend on your supporting leg
Start in the middle at the back
13.Inverted Toe and Heel
Kick your foot up higher
Reverence
step to the side arm is on heart and comes up, around from the outside in.
Sautes
Dont do the left side
Polkas and gallops
Gallop step swish
Then forward gallops
Step heel and bend then stretch your knees
Character runs
Kick bottom runs with a pause
Side gallops, tippy toe runs to other
Dance
Ballet Bronze Medal
Positions of the feet
1.Lift core up no banana backs, don’t look down
2.
3. Dont lean forward when you go to Devant
4.
Heels coming forward
I need to see feet stretched fully
2.Plies
1.Dont look down, Widen your second
2. Widen your second
3.Tailbone going down to ground
4.
Knees going back
Straight backs when going down in the plié
Lift your chins and keep smiling
Hands as wide as your face on the barre
When you tendu don't lift your foot
3.Battement tendu and battement glisse
1. Make sure you point feet fully at the back
2. Heel going forward turn your leg out to second, make sure arm is out to second
3. Lift the elbow, don’t drop arms hold them
4. Lift the elbow and long neck, straighten leg when leg comes in,
You need to show demi pointe when pointing
Hips facing forward
Lift arm from second to come down to bras bra
Make sure you go back to first not turned in toes
4.Preperation for releve
1. Make sure you don't scratch
2. Lifting up core, it needs to be held, heels stay down when you plie
3.
4.Stretch your knee fully when your foots at the front
All the way up on demi pointe
Releve on two count
Fifth position
Just move the back foot when coming down (turn out both feet still)
5.Prep for jetes
1. Don't look down and don't go too fast
2.Point feet
3. Dont bring your shoulders forward when dancing stay upright
4.
Point foot when it comes off the floor
Remember where your feet are on the leg
Down swish hold
6. Grand Battement
1.
2. Don't look at the ground
3.
4. Step onto a straight leg
Toes leading back from the grand battement
Show the pointed foot first when turning then close
Slide the hand forward on the barre when Turning otherwise we will have banana backs
Everyone needs to hold their arms
7.Port de Bras
Before Port de Bras she will ask you your questions
Don't forget to breathe before we start
1.
2.
3.
4.
Listen to the dings
Look into hands, look to corner, look to corner, look to the front ,follow your right hand up when doing the right side and looking to the left when doing the left side and look to the front when arms go down
Missing second after the arm is going to third
Shoulders down elbows forward
8.Battement tendu
Fast preparation
1.Go over exercise, don't look down
2. Heel going forward to the front, go over exercise
3.
4. Don't push over onto demi pointe keep your weight off them
Hold the arms up
Hold your tummies
2 Claps out 2 claps in (1,2 1,2)
9.Prep for coupe
1. Don't lean back and hold that tummy
2.Turn out front leg before you start, Arms are floppy hold them, make sure you go over arms please
3.
4. Make sure you pointe your foot at the back
Arms in bras bas for the start
Arms in demi Bras for the slow ones
Feet should be in third
Look at hand the side that the foot is pointed on
First one is on straight legs
Flip and lift your hands
Back up when we do demi plie
Look over the foot that’s pointing
Straight knees
Close on straight legs
Emily and Isla try not to copy each other
We need to see half a diamond
When you go to the back the foot needs to keep sliding along the floor
10.Sautes
This may be line by line so front line would go first
1.
2. Extend the arms don't bring them in as much, need to go over exercise
3.
4. Land on the count, plié more
Arms go to first, second then bras bas
Roll through your feet when you come down so we can't hear you landing on the floor
11.Petit jetes
Emily runs to the curtain and Isla runs to the barre
Arms 5,6 first Demi bras
1.
2. The foot that's extended is the one the goes into a petit Jete
3.
4.
First position with straight legs in the air
Pointe your toes to get off the ground and land in a plié
12.Temps leve
1.
2. Remember the preparation, go over exercise
3. Need to relax the shoulders
4. Knee needs to go out when you point (supporting leg)
Need to make sure your pointing your underneath foot
Point and first point and shhhhh (just to remember the exercise)
13. Gallop and Spring Pointes
You need to make sure you start further back Isla and Emily do the right side and left side then others do the exercise
Arms go first then to demi bras, foot goes to the front
14. Gallops and spring pointes
Leg closest to the examiner that's in front
Make sure you stand next to the mirror when waiting for the next side
Isla and Charlotte go closest to the barre
15.Polka
1. Not in attitude straight leg and arms tay in demi bras, arms come down as you run Try not to get confused with polka and gallops
2. Need to hold arms in demi bras
3.
4.
Make sure your arms go to demi second for the run back to the line
Use the metatarsals to get off the ground
Don't go past the examiners desk otherwise you will crash into Miss Paige
Make sure you pointe left foot on the left side
Silver medal
1.Warmup
1. Both shoulders looking at the barre
2.Make sure ribbons are in
3.
4. Hold your core, push heels right up in rises
5. Point feet fully
6. Point feet fully
Lift all your chins
Transfer the weight
Slide hands along the barre when you go to Demi pointe over the foot
Timing at the start
Close with straight knees
2.Plies
1.
2. Widen second
3.Lift elbow
4. Point foot fully
5. Don’t twist upper half when transferring weight
6.
Arm coordination
All hips are staying back push it forward when you turn around
Arm stays in second not to arabesque in fourth when you transfer
Transfer onto the top of the toe to lift it up (roll through the feet, demi pointe and pointe)
No arm in first demi plie
Arm needs to arrive when the heels touch
Dont move hips when they’re closing just the toes leading
3.Battement tendu and Battement glisse
When leg comes to Devant look to the corner
When leg goes to derriere you look underneath
When leg goes to second look to the front
1.
2. Pointe the feet fully, knees going out when you plie
3.
4.Squeeze legs when turning around, remember to use ballet fingers
5.Dont drop the arm
6.
Legs going too far out to the side
Stretch knees
Arm needs to come to first when you pull up to fifth- first bra bras then first
4. Rond de Jambe a terre
Exercise starts in first
Weight on the ball of your foot
Head looking out to the corner
1.
2.
3. Point feet fully, don’t twist your body
4. Dont tilt your body
5.
6.
5.Battement frappe
Preparation
Don't reverse the exercise
1. Point and a back for frappe
2.
3.Bring it to the the front first, don’t lift the foot to high in the frappe, long neck
4.
5.
6.
6.Assemble soutenu
Breathe for preparation
1. Make sure you close to fifth
2. Don't over twist your leg at the back
3. Don't lean back when releve
4.
5. Shoulder stays down
6.
Turn out the leg in second
Count 2 is the releve
7. Devolpe
1.
2.
3. Dont pull off supporting leg
4.
5.
6.
Turn out working leg from the thigh
8.Echappe Glisse
1.
2. Dont over cross your fifth position
3.
4.
5 Dont lean on barre
6. Dont lean on barre
Cross fifths and pull them in evenly
Releve 4 plie and stretch after
Everyone changes feet
Stretch the legs fully
9. Preparation for pirroutte en dehors
1.
2. Roll through feet when coming down
3.
4.Make sure you put your foot in front of the knee for turn position
5. Larger fourth
6.
Stay in the bend
10. En de don
Please go over this exercise at home (go over your notes)
1.
2.
3.
4
5. Hands on the tall barre
11.Grand Battement
Use of head
Battement tendu
When leg comes to the front
12.Port de Bras
Start further back facing croise
13.Battement Tendu
When leg comes to second position you're looking over the foot and on the last second keep your head there
14.Pas de valse and poses
When you coupe heel needs to come forward
Arms are in bras bas when you turn
Feet fifth, first, fifth party princess
15.Glissade and assembles
Third position for glissade Devant arms then go to second position to bras bas for assemble
Then bras bas for glissade under, over, under
Work on your closes in the glissade
And remember the arms
16.Prep for chaines
No leg prep
Emily and Mackenzie
Helena and Sia
Hannah and Jess
Pas de chat
Arms stay in third for pas de chat then bras bas for changement
Make sure your second knee goes out
Pas de Basque
Prepare by carrying your arms to third
In the pas de Basque arms go to second and then third
Jetes
Get the front leg to shoot out to 90 degrees
Dance:
1 & 2:
Make sure you know what leg you're starting with (Left foot in front)
down and up to fifth and stand up
and start the pas de chat
Gone too far back after the arabesque come forward
the ending is back to the corner they started in
For arabesque chasse point then lift
Make sure you don't switch sides
Be more spread out don't dance on top of each other
3&4:
Foot for pas de chat
Arabseque on flat foot
coupe through and run after
Other leg and do one more step
Hold arm in third Helena and knees out in the glissade
Make sure you don't switch sides
Cross your foot more in front at the end Sia
5&6:
Hannah had wrong foot Other foot before pas de Basque
Land in bend for glissades
Other leg for step place at the end
Lift elbows in demi second
hold the balance
back arm at the start don't forget about the second arm in fourth (don't take it behind you, take it on a diagonal)
Up, turn, and
Too close to each other
Step up to fifth not releve
Not going through bras bas to get to fourth (like the same at the start)
13. Battement Tendu
-Hold your arms in third
Arms go to third then first then third when Detourne
14. Pas de Valse
This will be line by line first line then second, make sure second line is ready to go please
Right foot in fifth then dégagé to second and then behind and arm first to third
Arm prep Pas de Valse
Arm comes with you
15. Soubresaut and changment
Line by line front line stays where they are
16.Echappes
Line by line front line stays where they are
McDonald's M (Cross out and in)
17. Glissades and assembles
Shuffle right across to the barre and then move back (if she asks for it line by line) Then front line will run off when finished
WEEK 2
Jazz Silver Medal
Cardio
Wide 2nds in jumps
Punch arms out after knee pull ins
Arms and legs in grapevine section
Fast roll arms
Leave legs in 2nd for arm rolls - don’t bring in
Toes on the ground ion bends and arms not too high
Transfer of weight to turn in leg and get hip over toe in ending of the exercise
Arms and legs come in at the same time at the end of the exercise - co ordination
Arm and side stretch
Go to the right side first
Timing
Ribcage looking at the front in arm stretches
Keep ribs over the top of hips - not off to one side
Only need to do once on each
Co ordinate arms and leg to come in at the same time at end of exercise
Try to go right back and finish off the circular motion
Don't pull shoulders forward before you start other side
Floor Stretch
Keep back as flat as possible - then contract back
Stay in flat back as you extend back leg forwards and keeo nose reaching towards your ankle in that stretch to keep a flat back.
Pointe front toe in hamstring stretch
Place hands on the floor perfectly square to the side wall so that plank is straight
Keep shoulders down in plank and collar bones straight - also keep hips in line and head lifted to make a straight line
Slide back leg through to Z position and front arm lifts up
Back leg swings around to come back to frog facing other corner for the other side
Hold hamstring stretch for 8 counts
Stretch knees in plank position
Slide leg into Z position. Count 5,6 Swing round into frog 7, 8
Make sure to point feet at all times
I want to be able to see a contraction
Pointe the feet!!!!!
Head slightly focused in the plank above the finger tips so you are making a straight line
Side split with leg extension
No arm preparation
Turn out the legs in side split trying to get little toes on the ground & Make sure toes are pointed
On the first side legs swing around the mirror so the Right leg is doing the mount
Bend bottom leg to help with balance
Make sure mount leg is fully stretched especially when arm lets go
Switch legs to stand up so standing up on front leg, and back leg steps out to 2nd with no arms
counts 1-4 is sliding into splits, counts 5-8 you're holding the stretch, counts 1-2 take both legs back, counts 3-4 carry legs around, counts 5-8 lift your your, counts 1-2 maintain hold, counts 3-4 release leg, counts 5-6 lower leg
Fully stretch the leg in leg extension
Big bend at the start
Dont jump into the splits try slide down
Isolations
Go for it with en edgy and conviction
Make sure the heel lifts and presses down for each hip circle
Big chest isolations
Scoop down and go through body roll to come back up
Sharp arms in the click and back to hips
Bend the supporting leg slightly
Remember to keep going until she says stop
Up down turns
Make sure you turn faster in the singles so you get all the way around and step to the corner not the front
Strong arms and correct tracking, pull elbows in and shoot hands straight upwards
Point foot that is in retire, especially in the turn
Make sure arms are not too high in Jaxx 1st, and don’t lift elbows too much in double
Keep foot attached to knee in turn especially in the double
At the end make it a step forwards to the corner
Arms are too high bumble bee
Foot needs to be attached to leg
Control the turn
Turn Combination:
Unfold the leg in fourth
Make sure arm goes to fourth in the coupe jump turn
Core strong no arch in the back otherwise you will fall off your leg
Fan Kick
Bend before Chasse turn
Releve with the leg coordinate it
Don't put your head down when you turn
Don't lean on the back leg before you start
Strength to kick your legs up colourful lollipops
Keep your eyes up
At the start don't lean on the back leg
Warm up jump:
Arms in third when you jump together
Jogging arms at the start, hold hold no floppy arms
Roll down through the jumps with your feet
Make sure you don't do a full turn at the start
And spot your head to the back on the first half then the front
Forward Jete
Hands flat
Make sure to run on your tippy toes after you have finished
RUN ON TIPPY TOES
Practice using a yoga block on the back leg when doing splits
Hand Jive:
Make sure to move side to side and make them bigger
Performance face
Lyrical
Arms stay still when doing walks back
Take larger steps backwards
look at your hand when the arm comes up at the side
Look at the stereo when the leg comes around and in front of you
Look into your hands so tilting left ear to shoulder when you change
Travelling:
Don't look at the examiner
Arms come to first when you step at the start
Unfold the leg at the start not swish
Make sure foot is not sickled
Look up after you have finished the turn
Right knee is lifted is the tuck
Grand Jete get the back leg up on the left side
Cane:
Pick up your feet at the start before your legs are in second
Start further to the left
Strong movements
Wait a count before you do slide cross at the end
Dance we will learn on Monday
Cool down stretch:
Go over at home
JAZZ TEST 3:
Cardio Warmup:
Step behinds:
First: Punches forward then down
Second: Cross your arms out in front then punch down
Third: Swing your arms
Fourth: Swing arms down and around
When you jump together your arms swing down and up
PRACTICE THE START OF THE CARDIO WARMUP
Nice energy
Side Stretch in second:
Try keep counting
Drawing a rainbow when your arms come around
When it says my soul that's when you bring your arms up
Come up on count 5,6 and pointe your toes and arms come down on 7,8
Thoracic and Lumbar spin strengthening
Lifting the right arm first (the one closest to the examiner)
Ribcage Isolation:
Remember to step out to second
4 slow ones and 6 fast ones
Retire turn:
Come down on count 7,8
All your weight is mostly on the front leg
Strong legs and hold your core rainbow unicorns
Kick combination:
Keep your foot flat onto the ground
Your ankle bone needs to be facing the direction you’re going otherwise your hips come up
Make sure your arms don't go behind your shoulders
Make sure to bend legs when coming down
On the right side your foot is behind on the right
On the left side your left foot is behind
Keep your arms strong
Eye-line up
When she says London Town that's when you start the next side
Step Hops
Arms are in first when you gallop
Then arms are in fourth when you hop
Make sure underneath foot is pointed
Right foot is in front on the right side
Left foot is in front on the left side
Big toe needs to go onto the ground
Kick ball change with sugars:
Click, back, stamp
Ruby slow down for the sugars
Jump with turning grapevine:
Make sure to practice left
Body pulses:
Go over left side
JAZZ BRONZE STAR:
Cardio Warmup:
Lainey going wrong way with the knee punches
And punch to the left for the punches
Arms swinging down for the jump kicks
Make sure you go onto the right leg first for leg curls
Make sure you have strong arms for the knee punches
Make sure knees are lifted and shoulders are down
Silent running
Pointe toes in the knee lift
Summah needs to start closer to Lainey
Lainey needs to know what way to do the rolls first
Side Flat-back and hip stretch:
Wider seconds at the start
Need to stretch their knees from the demi pointe
Point the foot when you stretch to second at the start
Flat-back and make sure it’s to the corner and your hips are facing the front
Long arms when your arms come over and you stretch to the side
Arm in front is the one that touches your ankle crazy koalas
Hands to touch the floor when you reach forward
Forward split and strengthening:
Need to roll the other way (to the front) before back stretch and then roll to the back
When your legs are up in the air arms in line with your shoulders and keep your legs lifted and ribs lifted to the sky bouncing bananas
And which leg do they stand up on its your front leg
Shoulders when stretching your back
Make sure you start in jazz first and then into ballet on the first and second side
Straighten back leg in splits
Hold the back stretch for 4 counts
Roll to the back with knees up and pointed toes on count 5
Legs go up on count 1
Isolations:
Bend happens on count 2 at the start
No arms on the slow hips
S: Needs to slow down, hands need to be by your side not in front
L: Hands need to be by your side
Timing
Arms go opposite to your hips when doing hip isolations (kept the same)
Timing for the rib isolations Summah slow down candy floss
Single and Double Retire turns:
Make sure you know where you are spotting
Pretend you are a statue when you bring your arms in
Coordinated
PRACTICE SPOTTING AT HOME
Land with toes together
Turn Combination:
Head flips on count two
Make sure you turn with smaller steps
Think about yourself being a spinning top and your torso does not move only your head when it is spotting
Make sure to finish always don't lift your arms up or flop them around
Toes together when you do the chaines
Keep your bottom in pretend there are lava walls in front and behind and if you touch them you will get burnt
Kick Combination:
Make sure you don't releve backwards think about going up
Straight legs please and no hunch backs
Kick your seconds higher
Flat feet for your kicks at the start
Toes coming together for the jump kicks
Warm up jump:
Arms on your hips for the small jumps
Arms wave above your head for the larger jumps (one bends one is straighten)
And jogging arms for the running forward
Keep arms there for the tuck jumps
Preparation for forward Jete
Arms are in first for the step
Arms are in third for the leap
Split those legs
Unfold the leg so knee then kick
Travelling: Need to travel more on the drags
Pony:
Spread out fingers
Drag the foot up
Travelling ones pointe your toes
Dance:
Summah going to the right
Push back on work
Clap to the right first
Chasse and x3 chaine turns
Step step into double turn
Cool down and Stretch:
Bend knees 4 times, turn feet in lower body on count 2 hold 3,4,5,6 roll up 7 turn feet out on 8
BALLET GOLD MEDAL:
Warm up:
Toe needs to stay and push the heel forward at the front
Use of head
Plies:
Make sure your shoulders don’t lift
Heels on the ground in plies before you stretch
Pull in the front foot to back at the end
Follow the hand for use of head
Battement tendu:
Fifth positions
Tendu, heel comes forward
Don't go to first in the glisse
More floor pressure: demi pointe then pointe (especially in second)
Use of head:
Devant: Head looks out
Derriere: Head looks under (Don’t look at the ground)
Second: En fais
Don't bring the arm in too fast at the end, softly use all the music
Rond de Jambe
Prep: Arm breathes to demi bras, then arm to first to second with the leg
Lift the leg on count 4
Battement Fondu:
Use all the music at the start (melt)
Make sure you turn on the ball of the foot not heel
Arm bras bas when leg comes in then arm extends to first to second when leg goes out
Olive make sure to turn on your toes not your heel
Leg straightens at the end and lift it off the ground between 45 degrees and 90 degrees
Battement frappe:
Lower on straight leg for preparation money monkeys
Olive: Make sure you are beating back when leg goes to the side
Petite Battement:
Upper thigh doesn’t move just the lower leg moving
Bring it back in then extend to second
Petite battement
Thighs not moving
Arm goes to second then to bras bas throughout the exercise
pointe the foot to second then lift
Developpe:
Breathe for prep
Arms go first second for leg in Devant
Second arabesque for leg going derriere when you point
Arm goes to second for derriere when the leg is lifted
Arm goes bras bas to fourth when leg points at the front
Arm in fourth when leg is in attitude derriere chocolate and bananas
Releves
Arm in first when leg is Devant
arm in second when leg is derriere
Grand Battement
Port de bras
Olive make sure your facing towards her more otherwise your foot will be turned in
From crossed fourth your arms come to first then when leg opens out to second your arms go to second then switch to fourth when leg comes in front
Focus on your legs (what can she see)
Battement tendu
Looking out when foot is Devant
head is tilted when leg is derriere
Attitudes:
Arm in fourth is the same as the working leg
Shoulder blades right down into your back
Knee lifted
Hold arms in second
Lift the elbows
Arabesque:
Retire on count one
Left arm comes up in fourth
Pirouette
En Dehors:
Make sure you know what leg to lift up
Leg goes in front
Don't land so loudly make sure to roll through feet
En dedans
Dont wind up
arms at the start (first to fourth)
Straight back knee in the lunge
Pas de bourree heel turns to the front when you pop it down
Don't worry about the coupe at the end
Pose coupe
Isabella make sure the foot is behind in these pirouettes
Pointe your foot in the Rond de Jambe
Pas de bourre:
Strong legs
Remember the exercise
Ending with the right foot front
Hold the arms in demi second then demi plie arms come down to bras bas
Poses:
Walks are on bent legs
I need to see a fondu before pose and temps leve
Arms need to go to a position
Pose is on demi pointe step
Petite allegro:
Sissone:
Reverse
Dance enchainment
First part right up to the pas de chat is on a diagonal
Jazz Silver Star
Cardio
Hands in arms circles
Maddix make sure you cross your leg over at the start
Leg extension with kicks:
Make sure leg stays bent when you’re doing your spine stretch
Remember to go to do the spine stretch before your leg extension
Maddix make sure you move forward before you sit down
Pull knee in on counts 1-2, straighten left knee on counts 3-4, hold ankle lift leg and straighten on counts 5-8 , hold for counts 1-4 then lower leg on on counts 5-6 and pull knees up 7-8
Forward split:
Starts in second
Katie don't sink into your back for the back stretch
Arms go to jazz 5th when you go down and come up
Lift knee on counts 1-2, straighten left leg on counts 3-4, hold ankle pull leg up and straighten on counts
Isolations:
3 body rolls
Click and stay with legs in second
and then bring foot in for the peace shimmy
Left hand for the peace sign on the left side
Arms go up around down (train arms) finish behind you
Turn combination:
Make sure you run nicely
Dont do a fast pas de bourré (hold it and take your time)
Arms are by your side at the end
Don't look at the examiner
Slice hands up at the start
Pose turns:
Maddix make sure you start on count 1,2 and keep counting
Preparation foot needs to be at the front
Arms need to go to first
Lift the leg up at the back
Reverse Fan kicks:
Right leg in fourth at the end
Sharp arms
Kick combination:
arms to fifth for layout and then they come down
Make sure to get to releve in attitude
Point the toes
Remember preparation
Side Jete:
Arms in jazz first for the step across
arms in second for side jumps